[gps-talkusers] Re: I'm amazed!
- From: "Baracco, Andrew W" <Andrew.Baracco@xxxxxx>
- To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 09:35:05 -0700
They wouldn't let me use my 2 Mtr. amateur radio handheld in spite of
the fact that they maintained a 2 mtr. ham radio repeater for years.
Andy
-----Original Message-----
From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Gammon
Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 4:12 PM
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: I'm amazed!
Am surprised that the DisneyLand security Nazi's didn't grill you about
your "Devices". Well they aren't that bad but I had them ask me to turn
off my scanner when I was there some time ago. They are really strict
about looks and what you can and can't wear at that place.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Gassman" <johngassman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 2:30 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: I'm amazed!
> Kevin,
> I could do that although after using it today, I'm not sure it was a
> battery issue.
>
> I signed in three people at disneyland this morning and since I was
there
> I also rode the Matterhorn, space mountain, star Tours and Pirates Of
the
> Caribbean. My mPower enjoyed it as well!!
> I had no problems acquiring satelites while walking around and Jamie
and
> Mike have done a great job in collecting Pois around the park. By the
way,
> I added the taxi stand in front of the park and will send it in.
> In any event, I tried acquiring satelites in the cab on the way over
to
> disneyland and also in a truck on the way back home. In both cases, I
got
> the messages indicating that no fix and eventually no satelites could
be
> acquired.
> I had the receiver near the window so I don't understand why I could
not
> get satelites inside the car and yet I could while outside walking
around?
> This just started happening with a week or so.
> John
> At 11:33 AM 10/6/2007, you wrote:
>>John,
>>
>>What about just charging your receiver after a days of use? This
should
>>resolve the battery issue. I tend to carry a spare battery in
situations
>>like this.
>>
>>Kevin
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "John Gassman" <johngassman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 4:57 AM
>>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: I'm amazed!
>>
>>
>> > The other day when I was on my way to Phoenix, I tried to turn my
>> > receiver
>> > on and no luck. I did everything mentioned in Kevin's message below
and
>> > still no satelites. I came to the conclusion that my battery was
dead
>> > in
>> > the Holux and that's what it must have been because when I got home
and
>> > charged it I acquired my satelites right away.
>> > I wish there was a way to get a battery reading from the holux
which
>> > could
>> > be seen with the braille display or spoken on the mPower.
>> > John
>> > At 09:24 PM 10/2/2007, Kevin Chao wrote:
>> >>Peggy,
>> >>
>> >>I am sure that many will benefit from this message, so I figure
that
>> >>instead
>> >>of sending it privately that I send it to the list. This is
probably
>> >>the
>> >>most critical thing to understand in getting up and running with
GPS.
>> >>
>> >>I will outline what the various messages mean:
>> >>
>> >>no fix, acquiring satellites
>> >>-At the moment your reciever hasn't picked up any satellites, get
in a
>> >>clear
>> >>open area and wait about 30 seconds.
>> >>
>> >>Receiver not detected press backspace with r to reconnect or v for
>> >>virtual.
>> >>-Here is where you would want to use the reconnect command. Another
>> >>situation where you might want to use the reconnect command is if
you
>> >>are
>> >>exploring in virtual mode then decide to switch to GPS mode, you
can
>> >>then
>> >>switch on the reciever, hit the backspace b command and you are now
up
>> >>and
>> >>running.
>> >>
>> >>If upon entry you receive the message about turn on bluetooth
receiver.
>> >>-Here you could turn on your receiver and press C to connect to
your
>> >>receiver. If it still doesn't connect, make sure bluetooth is on
within
>> >>KeySoft.
>> >>
>> >>If upon entry, you get the message about make sure your receiver is
>> >>active.
>> >>-Make sure that the reciever is paired and active within the
KeySoft
>> >>bluetooth connectivity menu. Then you cna go back into the program
and
>> >>press
>> >>the backspace b command.
>> >>
>> >>Sorry if this is a lot to absorb, but this is just one of the
quirks of
>> >>bluetooth as it isn't the most stable thing on the BrailleNote.
>> >>
>> >>Kevin
>> >>----- Original Message -----
>> >>From: "Peggy Kern" <kernsac@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >>To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >>Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 8:47 PM
>> >>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: I'm amazed!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > So if it looses a connection, do you just get the "no fix,
acquiring
>> >> > satellites" thing? I'll have to read more carefully about what
to
>> >> > do
>> >> > after resets and stuff, just so I don't find myself out and
about
>> >> > somewhere with a lost fix, panicking. <grin>
>> >> >
>> >> > Peggy
>> >> > http://kernsac.livejournal.com/
>> >> > ----- Original Message -----
>> >> > From: "Kevin Chao" <g.unit89@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> > To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> > Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 8:41 PM
>> >> > Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: I'm amazed!
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >> Peggy,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Yeah, the M-1000 is quite something, especially at looking at
how
>> >> >> fast
>> >> >> it
>> >> >> is able to acquire a fix and maintain a good one.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I never used the Serial EarthMate, but did use the Bluetooth
>> >> >> EarthMate
>> >> >> and from time to time I will just do a side-by-side comparison
and
>> >> >> am
>> >> >> still astonished at the results. The Earthmate will take quite
>> >> >> longer
>> >> >> to
>> >> >> pull in satellites and if it does it will only pull in 3 at the
>> >> >> most
>> >> >> while the M-1000 pulls in 10 easily within a matter of 30 or so
>> >> >> seconds.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> It turns out that there is a one-handed keystroke for the
>> >> >> backsspace
>> >> >> with
>> >> >> r command and that is backspace with b. I find that I use this
>> >> >> command
>> >> >> quite frequentley because the bluetooth connection may drop for
an
>> >> >> unknown reason. It is really nice to be able to hit this
command
>> >> >> while
>> >> >> you are walking out the door and you are golden afterwards.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I think other than knowing that single command there isn't much
>> >> >> that
>> >> >> you
>> >> >> shouldn't figure out just from using it.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Kevin
>> >> >>
>> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> >> From: "Peggy Kern" <kernsac@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >> >> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 8:30 PM
>> >> >> Subject: [gps-talkusers] I'm amazed!
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>> Well, I still haven't left the house, but I just paired the
>> >> >>> receiver,
>> >> >>> and set my GPS program to use the Bluetooth receiver. I'm
sitting
>> >> >>> here
>> >> >>> inside my house, and as soon as I entered the program, I got
an
>> >> >>> instant
>> >> >>> fix, with where I am, and a good fix! It was amazing! I
looked
>> >> >>> in
>> >> >>> the
>> >> >>> documentation and committed backspace with r to memory, in
case I
>> >> >>> lose a
>> >> >>> connection. Is there anything else I should commit to memory,
so
>> >> >>> I
>> >> >>> don't go into panic mode if I'm out and about and lose a
>> >> >>> connection?
>> >> >>> I'm sitting here in amazement!
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Peggy
>> >> >>> http://kernsac.livejournal.com/
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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>> > John Gassman
>> > mailto:johngassman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Recognition Of The Problem is 51% Of The Solution
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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> John Gassman
> mailto:johngassman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Recognition Of The Problem is 51% Of The Solution
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